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Subcommittee approves two-year DHS pilot to detect childcare payment irregularities using AI
Summary
The 'Safe for Kids' Act (HB2353) would create a two‑year pilot within DHS using advisory AI fraud‑detection and attendance tools to flag irregular payments in the child‑care assistance program; the subcommittee approved the pilot and it moves to Health full.
Chairlady Littleton presented House Bill 2353, the "Safe for Kids Act," to create a two‑year pilot inside the Department of Human Services that would use modern tools including fraud detection, attendance tracking and artificial intelligence to identify irregular childcare payment patterns. The sponsor emphasized the technology would be advisory only and could not determine eligibility, provider participation or enforcement actions — those decisions would remain with state officials. The pilot would run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028 and be funded from existing payment integrity reserve funds without a new appropriation.
Members asked few substantive questions and the committee unanimously approved the bill to move to Health full. The sponsor framed the bill as intended to prevent the kind of childcare fraud uncovered in other states and to protect taxpayer funds and program integrity.
